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12 little things that people think should be common knowledge

And are surprised to learn they are not widely known.

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The moon – also visible in day time. Seriously (KIrsty O’Connor/PA)

Every person is clever in different ways, but there are some things that should definitely be common knowledge by now.

Reddit user Paxelic asked people on the website for their little pieces of knowledge they assumed everyone else knew as well… and some of the answers were quite unexpected.

Here are 12 of the best, that might leave you just a little bit smarter.

1. People should definitely be more knowledgeable about twins.

3. Scuba actually stands for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.

5. Pound cake is the easiest recipe to remember.

7. These three words come in extremely handy.

9. Remember this for “prom” season.

11. You can’t speak “Indian”.

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